Beeswax separator



June 27, 1933. N HAND 1,915,733

BEESWAX SEPARATOR Filed April 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l F. N, HAND BEESWAX SEPARATOR.

Ju e 27, 1933.

Filed April 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v v In the drawings p ,7

' F g' Side; view 0f beeswax gep'g.

1 through the machine. y a a I c Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentarys'ectional ings, the numeral 5 indicates a Water tight receptacle which can be formed of any suit Patented June 27, 1933 mnpm g s amnjor sanronnfinomean ma mas;

Y Applicat on} filed. lath-1 as,

This invention relates to separators, and

I p articularlyto abeesrefuse separator forsep- .arating'the waxfrom the -comb.i H r i "The/prime object ofthe invention is 'to-design a simple and inexpensive separator which willefliciently and readilyseparate the refuse from the comb, and .which' can be of a size so that it will be a practical and wise investment for individuals having a limited ,1 amount of beeswaxtorun.

.Another object isfto provide simple'and substantial separator,which is continuous in operation, which can'be readily cleaned, and.

' which is automatically adjustable.

I 1 A further object is to {design a separator whichcanbe either hand or power' driven,

' and provide means for scraping the refusefrom the belts as the machine operates. I "With' the above andother objects in vlew,

the present invention consists in the-combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated/in the accompanyingv drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims,'-it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor'details'of construction, without-departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantagesofthe invention 1 1 J A rator. v

Fig; 2 is atop plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view view showing themounting of the tensioning roller, a

Fig. 5 is an'end 'view thereof. i Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the mounting of the idler roll ers. 1 v

Fig. 7 is an end view thereof. Referring now particularly to the drawable ,material, this is preferably rectangular in shape and is provided with an overflow ti pipe 6 located at a point intermediate the i923, SerialNo.272,676,:

height of the receptacle, and for a' purpose to be .presentlydescribed.-"f j a -Transvcrsely disposed rollers 7, '8, 9, and

lOrespectively', are positioned in the recepitacle "in spaced apartrelation, saidroller being mounted enemas-11 12', 13;and 14, the ends being shouldered and are'journaled'in "bearings 15' secured to-the sidewalls thereof. An endless belt 16ii'strainedover these rollers to form aconveyor,said belt being inthe' nature of a'woven screen, having aplu'rality ,ofopenings therein, and I wish to direct pars ticular attention tofthe fact that-theroller lOis of larger diameter than the others, and that the shaft v14 f 'rojects "through the side walls of't he r'ec'eptac'le-,s0 that a drive pulley 17 can. be secured on the end thereof, either forhandmanipulatiombr for connecting to anysuitable's'ource of power.

able plate 23 is secured to the-end of the receptacle .in any approve'dti'nanner, and'serve's as a table from which the comb is fed into the machine. I I I Idler rollers 24 and 24* are provided above 5 the rollers 19 and 20, and serve to tension the endless'belt, and a similar idler roller e 25 is'provided in the front end ofthe recep- V jtacle for tensioning the belt 16, said roller being mounted in a bearing 26, which is piv- 99 otally secured to the receptacle sidewall by I the member 27, a coiled spring 28 being secured tothelower end as shown, and

the oppositenend anchored to the recep tacle, all as shown in Figs. 4c and 5 of the drawings, the rollers 2 leand 24 being mount; ed ina similar manner. 20 and 21 can be mounted in a stationary bearing, the roller, 9,.being mounted in a bear-l ing 29 which is slidably' mounted between 9 The rollers7, s, 11-, a

lugs 30 cast integral with the frame, a leaf spring 31 being secured to the bottom of the receptacle, the upper free end engaging the end of the bearing as clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, so that there is a tendency to force the roller 9 upwardly at all times, the roller 19 being mounted in an identically similar manner excepting that the members are reversed so that a tension is provided at all times to the refuse. I Y

A scraper member 32 is adjustably secured to the end of the receptacle as shown, the

inner edge serving to scrape the refuse from the conveyor be1t, the end of the receptacle being cut to'accommodatethe said scraper. The detachable feed plate; 23 which is pro vided on the oppositeend of the separator can be heated'if desired'and the heated beeswax is then fed between the traveling belts 16 and 22- and is, thence carried into theseparator. la:- A- substantially vertically disposed plate 33 serves to exclude the'wax', (which rises tothe surface) from the front end of the separator, so that it cannot mix with the I crushed refuse which is carried up by the contor again.

veyors, a scraper 34: being secured to the separator side walls and servesto scrape the .re-

,fuse from the conveyor 22 and prevent itbeing carried around and'through the separa- In practice the receptacle is filled with water up to the water line B, and a suitable heating apparatus, (not shown), is provided for'heating purposes, after the water has been heatedto a predetermined temperature, power is appliedfor driving the conveyor, and the comb is fed between the belts,

the hot water meltsthe wax, and the comb is crushed between said belts, breaking up any lumps or particles of waxthat may adhere to the refuse,so that-theyreadily dissolve, the wax rises tothe surface and overflows through the pipe 6 into another receptacle, (not shown), and whichis provided to receive it, the refuse'is carried up: by the any other force the wax from received therebetween,

cept acle adaptedto contain a liquid and'having an ,goverfiow pipe, submerged endless screen'belt conveyors mounted thereln 1n superimposed relation, the belt of the upper conveyor being forced against theface of the belt of the lower conveyor,the upper ends of said conveyors beingtspaced apart to permit the material-t0 be received therebetween,

a scraper-engaging the lowerconveyor, and means for driving said conveyors. I r 2. A beeswax separator comprising a receptacle adapted to contain'a liquid, submerged endless perforated belts mounted therein in superimposed relation, means for forcing the belts against each other to crush the material being worked, a divisionplate interposed in said receptacle for excluding wax from the discharge end of the machine,

and scrapers engaging said belts forremoving the refuse as the machine is operating,

A beeswax separator comprising areceptacle adapted to contain a liquid and hav ing' 1 an overflow pipe, submerged endless screen belt conveyors mounted therein in superimposed relation, and means for forcing one conveyor against the face of the other, the upperends of said conveyors being spaced apart to permit the materialto be said conveyors, a division plate mountedin said receptacle for keeping the wax separated from the refuse, and IIlGLDSfOI driving said conveyor.

.In testimony whereof I hereunto affix signature. p

.FR-EDRIGK HAND.

scrapers. engaging 

